In 2013, it was reported that the homeless population of New York City increased 13% Yet, in the face of the worst winter the city has experienced in years, the Transit Authority seeks to clear the homeless out of the one place that is relatively public, warm, and safe.

No one is fooled by this attempt to “protect” our most vulnerable populations. "This is just an excuse for the shelters to make profits off those who have deliberately chosen to avoid them. This is not about helping homeless people. It's about putting them where wealthy people don't have to see them. Also, how do they determine who is actually homeless? Arresting people for being in a place that they have paid to be is a blatant violation of civil rights. If we can arrest somebody for being homeless, we need to start arresting their employers or ex-employers as accomplices." reports a post at Picture the Homeless

If paying for existing housing is not an option, we could always build homes. There are many options, and instead of embracing an innovative solution, NYC has chosen to just throw people to the hospitals and privately run homeless shelters that offer “a bed” for taxpayer supported prices starting at $122+ a night.